Locations Served

Center for Special Needs

Our Center for Special Needs brings together a team of highly trained specialists with experience and expertise in child development, psychological assessment and intervention, mental health counseling, speech and language development, and occupational therapy.

Our collaborative approach allows us to offer you step-by-step guidance in a flexible, supportive, and highly coordinated manner.

The goal is to address your immediate concerns and offer your family a roadmap so that you can confidently choose a path that is right for your child and family.

To schedule an appointment, contact our Parents Place family resource centers at the numbers below.

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